I have some hesitation with Cain's 9-9-9. A great deal of hesitation. If he can figure out how to make it attractive to the 63,000,000 SS recipients, then maybe he has a chance. As is now he doesn't have a chance.
Funny, I just watched Morris defend the plan and he is imminently persuasive.
Please, watch this: http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/defending-999-dick-morris-tv-lunch-alert/
The plan will boost the economy like Reagan did, increasing wealth for everyone.
While the sales tax is added to current state taxes, manufacturers will not be paying SS or high income taxes and the market will force prices on most items down.
Even poor people will have a net reduction in taxes because the SS and medicare taxes will be gone.
The huge boost in wealth will create jobs and make us all more prosperous.
This is why Cain is ahead in the poll. People recognize that he is a true leader.
I rechecked that figure- (I wondered if it was correct, and it seems high- Wikipedia says 51,000,000 in 2009.